Chapter 54: Jun Xiang Xiaoxiang
"I have buried my father. You are seriously injured. Let's find a place to recuperate for a while before we talk about the future." Jiaoran said.
Her throat hurt badly. She looked towards Bu Yue, who had a woman's head resting on his shoulder. Seeing that she had woken up, Xu Mengchou rubbed his eyes and said, "You're finally awake."
Bu Yue was silent, not knowing how to start. The arrow was already on the bow, but it had not been shot.
Yuan Jianlu saw that the rain had stopped outside and said, "Now that this matter is settled, let's go our separate ways."
Mei Wan'er asked, "Jiaoran, where are you going?"
"I haven't thought about it yet. I'll take care of my senior sister first."
"Who was talking to you last night?" Mei Wan'er asked.
"Did you hear that?"
"No, I just seemed to hear two voices, one was you, and I don't know the other one."
Jiao Ran said, "It's neither an enemy nor a friend, so there's no need to worry."
Xu Mengchou was too lazy to say more, "We will set off back to Nanzhao immediately."
Zhuxing's eyes were filled with surprise. "You guys are going back to Nanzhao?"
She looked at Bu Yue, and this time, he did not avoid her gaze, "Well, we'll set off after we get down the mountain."
Jiaoran looked at her senior sister's tightly pursed lips, and felt sad. She had failed to protect her father, and now she had made her senior sister so sad. Killing Xu Mengchou was the best solution, but she was worried that Xu Mengchou had a backup plan in the process of detoxifying her senior sister. If she really took action, both she and her would be destroyed.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Xu Mengchou asked her, while putting his arm around Bu Yue.
The smell of gunpowder was too strong. Yuan Jianlu bowed and said, "Wan'er and I will go down the mountain to prepare a carriage. I'm afraid Miss Zhuxing can't walk far."
Jiao Ran thanked him and said, "Then we will slowly go down the mountain."
Mei Wan'er pulled Jiao Ran away and said, "You should come with us."
"Ah? I...I have to accompany Senior Sister."
Mei Wan'er dragged her away with great effort, "Silly girl, this is something they need to deal with between the three of them. What can you solve even if you accompany them?"
Xu Mengchou was afraid that he would go back on his word, and she didn't know what he would do then, so she found a stone and sat there without saying a word.
This time, she wants to completely eliminate the stumbling block of Zhuxing.
Zhuxing didn't have the strength to sit up yet. He turned his back and didn't look at her.
This farewell might be forever. He had expected that such a day might come, but he didn't expect it to come so soon. Sooner or later, this was the only way for Zhuxing to regain his freedom and escape from Huiyingmen.
He tried every possible way to cure her poison, but in this vast world, only Xu Mengchou's master could do it.
He could step on her and use her to cure Zhuxing's poison, but was Xu Mengchou really so innocent? She would never be so selfless. If she regretted it, Zhuxing might only have one way to go, death.
He had no choice but to do this in order for her to live.
But he didn't dare to look into her eyes. How could he look at her and say such words? He had to turn his back.
"Nanzhao has spring all year round. If... you recover in the future and are able to bear the hardship of traveling, you can come find me."
Zhuxing smiled, which was uglier than crying. "It's a long way, and it's not easy to go that far."
"I've got my sword back."
Zhuxing looked at Xumengchou's hand, and sure enough, he was holding his sword.
"You and I are from the same sect. We part ways today and I don't know when we'll meet again. However, you must find someone to cure the poison in your body as soon as possible."
"Don't worry, brother. Life and death are determined by fate."
"That being said, if you really start bleeding from all seven orifices, how will you endure it, Junior Sister?"
"Since you're leaving, why are you still saying so many caring words to me?"
"Is that caring? Then let me explain. Your right hand is useless, and the tendons are almost completely severed. You will never be able to wield a sword and practice martial arts again. Find a stable man to marry, and someone will protect you."
She held on to the stone wall behind her and stood up tenaciously.
Bu Yue heard the noise, resisted the urge to turn back, and remained motionless.
"My hand... is broken?"
"Yes, it's because you insisted on having your own way! I told you not to meddle in other people's business, but you insisted on stepping forward!" He clenched his fists and his voice trembled a little.
"If it weren't for this, we could still leave Huiyingmen together. Unfortunately, your hand is broken. If I take you with me, you will only be a burden to me. You don't want to be a burden to me, right?"
She avoided answering this question and asked him instead, "What about the poison in your body?"
"With her here, do I still need to worry?"
Xu Mengchou smiled and said, "Don't worry about others, Miss Zhuxing. Just take care of yourself. After all... in the future, without martial arts, you are a weak woman, without the protection of your sect. How will you survive and protect yourself?"
"That's good, that's good..." She just repeated these few words, and seemed to feel a lot more relaxed.
Looking at his back again, he was still the same as when they were children. He always liked to walk in front and let her follow behind. His lonely and quiet back was completely different from his playful personality.
"Thank you, Miss Xumeng Qiu, for detoxifying me." Zhuxing bowed.
After these words were spoken, Bu Yue and Xu Mengchou were stunned.
Xu Mengchou couldn't believe it, "You... knew? Were you awake last night?"
"No, I guessed it. Bu Yue, do you think I'm stupid? I don't have a brain? The separation of life and death is more likely to occur when I'm weak. I was injured so badly, would you just watch and do nothing when it occurs, leaving me to die? But I'm still alive. Countless fellow disciples have died from the separation of life and death. I've seen how horrific it is. I was able to wake up because Miss Qiu of Xumeng saved my life. The premise for her to save me must be that you exchanged something with her, or you promised her something."
Bu Yue suppressed her tears and turned around, "This is the last thing I can do for you."
Zhuxing held back his tears and asked, "What about me? What's the last thing I can do for you?"
"Live well."
"Live well, is that all you have?"
"Don't wait for me anymore, I won't come back."
He said, "What I just said is true. You need a man to protect you and let you spend the rest of your life in peace."
"You want me to marry someone else?"
She had prayed for so many years, hoping that she could be with him, but it turned out to be nothing but wishful thinking.
This was the person she had chosen since she was a girl, but now, as the road came to this point, they were heading towards two forks.
After all, she owed him, always had, how could she repay him?
"really?"
"You're not young anymore. If you don't find a good family, no one will want you in a few years."
Zhuxing was sad in his heart, but still smiling, "Okay, I promise you."
There were two carriages ready. Jiao Ran was confused and stood beside them, dazed. "Aren't we going together?"
Mei Wan'er was helpless. "From now on, you will go to Xiaoxiang and I will go to Qin. How can they go the same way with us?"
"You mean Senior Sister will accept it silently, and then we will separate from Bu Yue and the others?"
Yuan Jianlu threw a set of clothes to Mei Wan'er and said, "Go change in the carriage."
"Huh? When did you buy it?"
"Just now when I was preparing the car."
"Thank you very much."
Just as she was changing, Jiaoran saw Xu Mengqiu and Bu Yue coming down. She hurried forward and asked, "Where's Senior Sister?"
Bu Yue said, "She said she wanted to pay her respects to the master before going down the mountain."
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